Dillman R. Bomberger (December 15, 1879 - 1944) was a schoolteacher and photographer who was born near Lexington, Elizabeth Township. He worked as a schoolteacher in Elizabeth Township and by 1910 was working as a bookkeeper for Bayonne Steel Casting Company in Reading, PA. He married Aimee Brubaker in 1910 and had two children: Verna and David.
The photographs in this collection are mostly of family or friends and locations in the Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township and Lititz area.
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
Photograph- Men in Service plaques at Marietta, circa 1946. On back of photo is a Santa Claus sticker and the words "Warm thoughts from the Marietta Lions Club".
Photograph- Men in Service plaques at Marietta, circa 1946. On back of photo is a Santa Claus sticker and the words "Warm thoughts from the Marietta Lions Club".
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Men in Service plaques at Marietta, circa 1946. On back of photo is a Santa Claus sticker and the words "Warm thoughts from the Marietta Lions Club".
Photograph taken by Herbert Roy Schoenberger while serving in World War II. Three men leaning over buckets. Written on photograph: "Johnson killed in action Normandy '88' shell".
Photograph taken by Herbert Roy Schoenberger while serving in World War II. Man holding a Nazi flag. Two copies of photograph. Written on backs: "Taken at St. Malo from the Germans" and "Keep this its yours this is made from a film Roy sent. It is not as good as the snaps he sent are but this is the only film he sent home."
Photograph taken by Herbert Roy Schoenberger while serving in World War II. Crowd gathered in city street, people standing on window ledge of building in background. Written on front: "Luxemburg 1/2 hr. after arrival of Yanks". Written on back: "Luxemburg 10 Sept. 1944 Prince Felix of Luxemburg is coming home av. Monterey".
